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Material: Raffia
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile
Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast
These unusual Dida textiles are made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is tie and stitch-resist dyed with natural pigme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile
Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile
Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 20th century Shoowa Kuba cloth panel with a fantastic all-over interlocking meandering hook and knot pattern woven in black and natural flat-wea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Woven Mat, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Kuba mat from the Kasai region of the D.R.Congo
These were used on the ground, there are photos showing the Kuba King seated on similar ones.
Raffia cord is wrapped around the thic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia, Palmwood
$1,250
Early 20th Century Prestige Cloth, Dida People, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century prestige cloth, Dida people, Ivory Coast
Raffia, natural dyes
An engaging example of resist-dyed prestige cloths, this raffia fragment is professionally mounted o...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Dawn-Day-Dusk
Located in London, GB
Triptych of tapestry inspired by the wonderful Irish landscape.
These wall panels are embroidered with beads, needlework, raffia, metallic thread, french knots, and more, in a mix o...
Category
2010s British Modern Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
$32,046 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Kuba Dye-Resist Tcaka Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Visually dynamic and highly textured, this raffia textile expresses the irregular, geometric patterns typical of Kuba textile art. Created by an artisan of the Kuba people of the Dem...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Framed Kuba Weaving, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Framed Kuba Weaving, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
First half 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
49 x 23 ins. (124.5 x 58.5 cm)
The eroded ...
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Antique Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Kuba Woman
s Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman's Skirt.
Kuba People, DR Congo.
Raffia palm fiber, appliqué, embroidery.
Measures: 146 x 31 inches (371 x 79 cm).
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
Mid 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
42.5 x 2 ins. (108 x 51 cm)
An unusual overskirt ...
Category
1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast
This unusual textile is made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is then tie or stitch-resist dyed with natural pigments, creati...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Vintage Raffia Macrame Owl Wall Art
Located in North Miami, FL
This 1960s vintage raffia woven wall art with natural driftwood. This is a wonderfully organic art form. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MI...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia, Driftwood
African Textile Showa Kuba
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare vintage African Kuba Textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table ; perfect as headboard.
Handwoven and hand dyed raffia fabric.
An IDEA: use this item as backrest...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Archaistic Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Framed Kuba Weaving, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Framed Kuba Weaving, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
African Textile Kuba, suitable for table or Wall Hanging or Backrest Covering
By Kuba
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/1676. Old African textile from Kuba, Zaire: with small shells as ornament.
An IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa !
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Raffia
African Textile Showa Kuba also for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table or to make pillows.
Handwoven and hand-dyed raffia fabric -
An IDEA: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Raffia Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
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